Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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